When Jane Eyre was originally published, it was called Jane Eyre: An Autobiography edited by Currer Bell (Charlotte Brontë’s pen-name), which in itself is a fascinating insight into this classic novel. The idea Charlotte Brontë wanted this to be viewed as an autobiography implies this is more of a s...
bookshelves: spring-2014, radio-4x, published-1882, victorian Recommended for: BBC Radio Listeners Read from May 10 to 16, 2014 Classic Serial http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b00m5sr5 "Ah, my heart her eyes and sheHave taught thee new astrology.Howe'er Love's native hours were set,Whatever star...
I found Charlotte's cool, limpid prose much more appealing than I had Emily's in Wuthering Heights and enjoyed the relaxing experience of reading this classic, though it seemed to end several times. However, the treatment of the 'mad' wife upset me and this undermined my respect for Jane, otherwise ...
This is by far, my favourite Victorian novel I’ve read to date. The tension mounts slowly and deliciously as our heroine is prevented from acting by the social constraints of her time. Misunderstandings and false assumptions abound until the reader’s patience is tenderly rewarded. Elizabeth Gaske...
My favourite classic of all times
To read "Jane Eyre" is to be Jane Eyre. And to be thankful that she has a disciplined heart, good sense, and a couple strokes of deserved good luck. I loved the plot, the drama, the characters, and the language, such as the now obsolete words and spellings like “to drear” as a verb, or “doat” for “d...
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